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Aesop's Fables

English · Paperback / Softback

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Sardonic, wry and wise, Aesop's Fables are some of the most enduring and well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks.

About the author

Aesop lebte nach Angaben Herodots um die Mitte des 6. Jh.v.Chr. auf Samos. Sicheres über die Person Aesop ist nicht bekannt. Es wird vermutet, dass er ein griechischer Sklave war. Er gilt als Begründer der Fabeldichtung. Seine volkstümlichen Fabeln wurden zunächst mündlich überliefert und erst Jahrhunderte später aufgezeichnet. Unter "Aesop'schen Fabeln" versteht man heute eine bestimmte Art der Erzählung über Wahrheitslehren oder moralische Inhalte.

Jack Zipes is the translator of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Bantam), the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton), and the author of Grimm Legacies (Princeton), among many other books. He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.

Product details

Authors Aesop
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 07.07.2008
 
EAN 9780140623857
ISBN 978-0-14-062385-7
Dimensions 113 mm x 182 mm x 15 mm
Weight 122 g
Illustrations édition en anglais
Series Penguin Popular Classics
Pop Classics Original Jackets
Penguin Popular Classics
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends

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